Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia, Akim Tamiroff, Marlene Dietrich, and Zsa Zsa Gabor. SYNOPSIS: Orson Welles’ classic Touch of Evil, which suffered from a troubled production history before being restored to his original vision more than a decade after he died, arrives on […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 25 – In the Mouth of Madness (1995)
In the Mouth of Madness, 1995. Directed by John Carpenter. Starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jurgen Prochnow, David Warner, and Charlton Heston. SYNOPSIS: The world is literally going crazy for the work of horror novelist Sutter Cane who has mysteriously vanished. With the release of his newest novel rapidly approaching, Cane’s publishers recruit insurance investigator […]
October Horrors 2017 Day 8 – The Omega Man (1971)
The Omega Man, 1971. Directed by Boris Sagal. Starring Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Paul Koslo, and Rosiland Cash. SYNOPSIS: Government scientist Robert Neville struggles to survive in a world where much of humanity has either been wiped out by biological warfare or they have been transformed into nocturnal creatures hell-bent on having him killed, with […]
Time After Time: The Origin of Wells vs The Ripper
Tony Black on the original of Wells vs. The Ripper… It’s been quite the week for time travel TV shows, as first NBC’s Timeless dropped a trailer (and if that show could have more cliches, I’d love to know how), the announcement that Jeremy Carver has jumped from the good ship Supernatural to head up […]
Movie Review – Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil, 1958. Directed by Orson Welles. Starring Charlton Heston, Orson Welles and Janet Leigh. SYNOPSIS: A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in a Mexican border town. Exquisite deep shadows and sharp light, beaming from the screen, make Touch of Evil a film noir classic. A staple of the genre, […]
Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil getting a big screen re-release this July, check out the trailer here
Orson Welles’ 1958 noir masterpiece Touch of Evil is returning to the big screen this summer thanks to the BFI, and you can check out a trailer for the re-release right here… Charlton Heston (starring here as Mexican border cop Mike Vargas) was apparently instrumental in persuading B-movie producer Albert Zugsmith to hire Orson Welles […]